GMC H-80 Case
Apr 5th, 2010 | By ChrisThe following system configuration will be used to test the H-80′s cooling capabilities:
- DFI Infinity RS382
- AMD Athlon X2 3800 w/ stock heat sink
- 4x1GB DDR-400
- Seagate Barracuda 80GB 3.5″
- Windows 7 Premium 32 bit
For the test, I will allow the system to idle for three hours. Temperatures will be recorded. Then, I will stress the system with two instances of Stress Prime 2004 for another three hours, and record the temperatures again. The GMC H-80 will be tested against the following competitors:
- NZXT Gamma
- NZXT Lexa S
- Cooler Master Cosmos 1000
- nMedia BAV280
The ambient room temperature is 23 degrees Celsius.
Here are the results:
The H-80 sits in the middle here, but in this case (no pun intended), it’s not bad. The CPU sits idle a couple degrees cooler compared to the other two top cases, setting it at 29 degrees; I’m going to give the 250mm side fan the credit for that. The case ambient temperature bumps up one degree, making it 28 degrees, which means that the CPU’s temperature is only one degree hotter than the case ambient. Very nice.
Stress Prime 2004 forces the CPU to 100% load and heats it up 19 degrees. Again, the H-80 sits in the middle, but it’s important to note that the CPU is cooled just as effectively as the Cooler Master Cosmos does. The case ambient temperature, however, is three degrees hotter compared to the top two, but also six degrees cooler when compared to the NZXT Gamma, and a full 10 compared to the nMedia BAV280. Noise levels were decent, and I give a big thanks to the 250mm fan. With the other three 120mm fans accommodating it did make for a somewhat louder system though, but this was due to the “rush” of air, not whine of fans.